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RDA Virtual Plenary 15 (VP 15) -- 18 March - 10 April 2020
Over the past week, the RDA Technical Advisory Board and RDA Secretariat have been hard at work to create a virtual RDA plenary experience, (VP 15) that aims to bring exciting, educational and informational sessions to RDA members worldwide.
RDA Council member elections 2020: meet the candidates and cast your vote
The new slate of candidates must be approved by the RDA membership. Between 19 March 2020 (00:01 UTC) and ends 2 April (23:59 UTC) all members will be asked to either accept or reject the appointment of this slate of candidates.
RDA will be running a virtual Plenary meeting from 18 March to 10 April
From 18th March to 10th April 2020 we will be running a virtual Plenary meeting, offering session convenors and all members the opportunity to organise and participate in virtual breakout sessions.
RDA 15th Plenary Meeting CANCELLED
Dear Plenary 15 delegates and RDA members,
It is with a very heavy heart and great sadness that I inform you, on behalf of the organisers, that we are cancelling the 15th RDA Plenary Meeting, scheduled to take place from 18-20 March 2020 in Melbourne Australia.
Dear Plenary 15 delegates and RDA members,
It is with a very heavy heart and great sadness that I inform you, on behalf of the organisers, that we are cancelling the 15th RDA Plenary Meeting, scheduled to take place from 18-20 March 2020 in Melbourne Australia. Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation and the declaration by the World Health Organisation of a pandemic, CSIRO, ARDC and RDA have just made the very difficult decision to cancel the meeting in the interest of the health and safety of our members, you the delegates.
11 March Update on P15 and COVID-19
Dear Plenary 15 delegates and RDA members,
The Organising Committee continues to monitor the rapidly changing situation related to COVID-19. Although we have no plans to cancel the event at this time, we understand you need to make your own decision to attend based on your personal situation, travel restrictions and other related factors.
IDCC20 RDA Europe National nodes workshop
The 15th International Digital Curation Conference, held in Dublin from 17-20 February 2020, gave the RDA Europe network of 22 national nodes another opportunity to meet face-to-face following the previous workshop in Helsinki co-located with RDA Plenary 14.
At the upcoming RDA 15th Plenary meeting, a BDI IG session is schdueld to discuss new objectives and scope for the Biodiversity Data Integration Intererest Group, and to agree on an updated charter to underpin this.
The 15th RDA Plenary Meeting and COVID-19 Statement
Dear RDA Community Members,
Many of you have been in contact lately enquiring if we will cancel the Plenary meeting taking place from 18 – 20 March 2020 in Melbourne.
Implementing good research data management practices and Open Science guidelines requires effort at grass-roots, engaging researchers and research performing organisations but also at national level, policy makers working with funders and key organisations informing these policies.